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Copyright Š 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc.,New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com Created by Smarterville Productions LLC Cover and Interior Photos: Jonathan Pozniak Cover and Interior Illustrations: Delfin Barral First Edition ISBN: 978-0-375-43019-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request. This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums. For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2, New York, New York 10019 or e-mail specialmarkets@randomhouse.com. PRINTED IN CHINA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Escape from Camp Calamity
Jonathan Maier ILLUSTRATED BY
Joe Boyle
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CONTENTS
Chapter One Sentenced to Summer Camp ........................... 1 Chapter Two Along Came a Spider ..................................... 10 Chapter Three The Sting-Along ............................................. 17 Chapter Four Plan A ............................................................. 26 Chapter Five A Grate Mystery ............................................ 33 Chapter Six Morgan’s History Lesson ............................... 41 Chapter Seven Plan B Plan C ................................................. 48 Chapter Eight Where the Wild Things Are ............................ 58 Chapter Nine Morgan on a Mission ..................................... 67 Chapter Ten The Big Truth about Bigtooth ........................ 75 Chapter Eleven Return to Camp Calamity .............................. 83 Chapter Twelve A Family Reunion .......................................... 92 Chapter Thirteen The Last Calamity ........................................ 101
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Chapter One
Sentenced to Summer Camp
I
am not going to die. I am not going to die. I am not going to die. It wasn’t exactly the kind of motivational phrase a coach would use with his team. It was hard to imagine a locker room full of football players chanting, “We’re not going to die!” before the big game. But it worked for Drew Dooley. So Drew repeated the thought again: I am not going to die. For someone like him, who always feared the worst, it was a good strategy. When faced with any opportunity to worry— a test, a trip to the dentist, a plane flight—he’d always do the same thing. If he could convince himself that it probably
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Shadow over Camp Sunny-Glo
Jonathan Maier ILLUSTRATED BY
Joe Boyle
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CONTENTS
Chapter One Shackleton on Ice ............................................. 1 Chapter Two Where Fun Comes to Die ................................ 9 Chapter Three Meeting Harry................................................ 17 Chapter Four The Un derground ........................................... 25 Chapter Five Bad News Breaking ........................................ 34 Chapter Six Missing M organ ............................................. 42 Chapter Seven Bobbing for Bad Guys.................................... 51 Chapter Eight Sleepless in Sunny-Glo ................................... 59 Chapter Nine Without a Paddle ............................................ 66 Chapter Ten The Tweeds Take a Bath ................................. 74 Chapter Eleven Out with the Trash ......................................... 81 Chapter Twelve A Change of Plans.......................................... 90 Chapter Thirteen An Almost Certainly Very Bad Ending .......... 98
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Chapter One
Shackleton on Ice
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rew Dooley’s old plan was escape. Now he had a new plan: endure. It was a word he had learned thanks to his younger sister, Morgan, and her love of history. Months ago she had told Drew a pretty good story—for a true story, that is—about a guy named Shackleton who wanted to lead a bunch of men across Antarctica on foot. He never got the chance, though, because his ship got trapped in the ice and was destroyed. But he and his men survived out in the middle of the frozen wilderness for almost two years until they were finally rescued. The name of their ship was Endurance.
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5th-Grade Vocabulary Success
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Vocabulary Contents 1 Synonyms & Antonyms
1
9 Roots
73
2 More Synonyms & Antonyms 9 10 More Roots
81
3 Homographs Review
17
11 Even More Roots
89
25
12 Roots, Last Call!
97
4 Prefixes
29
5 More Prefixes
37
6 Even More Prefixes
45
7 Suffixes
53
8 More Suffixes
61
Review
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Vocabulary Words Index
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Synonyms & Antonyms
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Keywords a•bun•dant—uh-BUHN-duhnt adjective present in large amounts or numbers Synonyms: plentiful, full, ample. Antonyms: empty, lacking.
be•stow—bih-STOH verb to give or present something to someone
Synonyms: give, grant, award. Antonyms: take, get.
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spectacle heroic eager invade fragrant
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
abundant vigorous persist bestow triumph
ea•ger—EE-ger adjective enthusiastic and impatiently excited
Synonyms: keen, anxious, impatient. Antonyms: indifferent, reluctant.
fra•grant—FRAY-gruhnt adjective having a pleasant smell
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Synonyms: perfumed, scented, sweet smelling. Antonyms: musty, stinky.
he•ro•ic—hih-ROH-ihk adjective 1. showing great bravery, daring, or courage 2. relating to a hero 3. large in size, power, or effect Synonyms: brave, daring, mighty. Antonyms: cowardly, timid.
in•vade—ihn-VAYD verb 1. to enter by force with an army 2. to enter in great numbers or spread over Synonyms: enter, attack, raid. Antonym: withdraw. per•sist—per-SIHST verb 1. to continue steadily in spite of problems or difficulties 2. to continue to exist Synonyms: continue, endure, last. Antonyms: discontinue, stop.
Blank Out! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
abundant vigorous eager spectacle bestow
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
fragrant persist invade triumph heroic
Page 4 Tic-Tac-Toe 1. stinky, dank, smelly 2. attack, seize, storm 3. extravaganza, marvel, wonder 4. endure, continue, remain
spec•ta•cle—SPEHK-tuh-kuhl noun a strange or interesting sight
Synonyms: scene, show, wonder. Antonyms: normality, ordinariness.
tri•umph—TRI-uhmf noun 1. a great win or achievement 2. a feeling of happiness and pride that comes from success Synonyms: victory, win, success. Antonyms: loss, defeat.
vig•or•ous—VIHG-er-uhs adjective 1. very strong or active, physically
or mentally 2. using or displaying great energy or force Synonyms: active, forceful, energetic. Antonyms: weak, powerless.
Page 5 Criss Cross ACROSS 2. fragrant 4. spectacle 7. heroic 8. bestow 9. triumph
DOWN 1. invade 3. abundant 5. eager 6. vigorous 10. persist
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Read & Replace 3 Check It! Page 6 Night & Day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
c d b h e
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
i j f a g
READ the letter. The bold words are SYNONYMS to the keywords. Synonyms are words that have the same meanings, like big and huge. FILL IN the blanks with keywords from the word box. abundant
bestow
eager
fragrant
heroic
invade
persist
spectacle
triumph
vigorous
Dear Jenna,
Page 7
That was quite a 1
Blank Out!
idea you were capable of such 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
invade vigorous fragrant spectacle abundant bestow eager heroic triumph persist
Page 8 Petal Power 1. 2. 3. 4.
eager abundant vigorous heroic
you put on today. I had no
show
believe you were so 3
acts. I can’t
brave
to rescue us and put
keen
yourself in danger. Who could have predicted that a swarm of bees would 4
been attracted to the 5 was the 6
our lunch area? They must have
attack
flowers, or maybe it
sweet-smelling
plentiful
amounts of perfume Counselor Kim
was wearing. When I heard the buzzing sound, I crawled under the picnic table. It was the most 7
workout I’ve
energetic
had all summer! It’s a good thing that you’re not allergic to bees. Amber said you had to really 8
to get rid of all
keep going
the bees. The counselors are going to 9
award
on you
the title of Camp Iwannagohome’s Bravest Camper! Congratulations on your 10
victory
!
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Blank Out!
1
FILL IN the blanks with keywords. 1. Gail
and Shanta always go fishing in April. The fish in Trout Lake are in spring.
2. If
you want to be an Olympic athlete, you will have to go through training.
3. Evan
was
to get to the beach before everyone else, so he
woke up early. 4. The
Fourth of July fireworks were a real
5. The
coach says he will
. the honor of team captain on Dumont
next season. 6. The
smell of cinnamon buns made Wendy hungry.
7. Juan
was determined to
through the dance-a-thon, even
though his feet were aching. 8. Angel
spotted an army of ants that was about to
9. Finally 10. The
jumping her bike over the ramp was a
firefighter who rescued the little boy did a
our picnic. for Deanna. deed.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Tic-Tac-Toe PLAY Tic-tac-toe with synonyms and antonyms. CIRCLE any word that is a synonym to the blue word. PUT an X through any antonyms. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, like happy and sad. When you find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, you are a winner! The line can go across, down, or horizontally. HINT: If you find a word you don’t know, check a dictionary or thesaurus. Example:
bestow
give
2 2 2 obtain
remove
2 2
award
take
grant
get
withhold
present
1. fragrant
2. invade
musty
perfumy
smelly
withdraw
fall back
attack
aromatic
dank
foul smelling
raid
retreat
seize
stinky
scented
sweet smelling
vacate
overrun
storm
3. spectacle event
4. persist
normality
show
marvel
wonder
sight
ordinariness
extravaganza usualness
endure discontinue quit
stop
end
continue
linger
survive
remain
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5th-Grade Reading Comprehension Success
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Reading Comprehension Contents Before You Read
1 Prepare Yourself
115
2 What Do You Know?
123
While You Read
3 Read between the Lines
131
4 Stop and Ask
139
5 Cross Check
147
6 Learn New Words
155
7 Make an Argument
163
8 Point of View
171
After You Read
9 Keep It Straight
179
10 Make a Map
189
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Prepare Yourself
Before you dive into a book, take a look at the TABLE OF CONTENTS. What’s that? It’s a list of the chapters in a book. It may give you a hint about what’s inside
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Sneak Peak!
Sneak Peak! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Say you’re going to read this book: Electricity: Past, Present, and Future First, READ the table of contents. Chapter One: Life before electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter Two: Many inventors caught the spark. . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter Three: Power plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter Four: Electricity in the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter Five: Switching to solar power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Now, FILL IN the blanks using information from the table of contents. 1. 2.
How many chapters does this book have? Which chapter might tell you if Ben Franklin invented electricity?
3.
Which page does chapter four start on?
4.
What might be the future of electricity?
5.
Which two chapters might talk about home lighting?
1 5 chapter 2 27 solar power chapters 1, 4, and possibly 5
Pages 116-117 Sneak Peak! 1. 45 2. knock-knock jokes, animal jokes, holiday jokes, and school jokes, jokes through history 3. pages 10–14 4. pun 5. chapter 7 6. page 45 7. Suggestion: You might learn to pause before giving the punch line of a joke.
Pages 118-119 Sneak Peak! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
chapter 4 8 pages chapter 2 chapter 3 pages 56–59 chapter 5 Suggestion: Saving the habitat of big cats, or helping stray cats 8. Suggestion: A list of books and Web sites about cats
See how much you can learn from the table of contents?
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Sneak Peak! 3Check It!
Say you’re going to read this book:
Pages 120-121 Sneak Peak! 1. plants, mammals, fish, coral reefs 2. at the bottom of the sea (or chapter 9) 3. chapter 1 4. chapters 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 Suggestions: 5. What creatures can live at the bottom of the sea? 6. How deep into the ocean can humans travel? 7. What is the effect of global warming on the Arctic Ocean? 8. How many oceans are there in the world?
Page 122 Sneak Peak! Suggestions: 1. When was NASCAR started? 2. How is a stock car different from an Indy 500 car? 3. What happens during a stock car race?
First, READ the table of contents. Chapter One: Knock-knock jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter Two: Animal jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter Three: Jokes for the holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter Four: School jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter Five: Puns and other plays on words . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chapter Six: Silly riddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chapter Seven: Jokes through history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapter Eight: Tips on telling a good joke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Joke Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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1
Now, FILL IN the blanks using information from the table of contents. 1.
At least how many pages does this book have?
2.
What kinds of jokes does it cover?
3.
Which pages might have a joke about a duck?
4.
What’s another word for “a play on words”?
5.
Which chapter might talk about the oldest joke ever told?
6.
Which page has a list of all the jokes in the book?
7.
What’s one thing you might learn in chapter eight?
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Sneak Peak! Say you’re going to read this book:
First, READ the table of contents. Chapter One: Cats of every shape and size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter Two: What’s under the fur? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter Three: Cats all over the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter Four: On the hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter Five: Keeping it clean! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter Six: Cats and humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter Seven: Longhair cat breeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Chapter Eight: Shorthair cat breeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Chapter Nine: Home cat care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Chapter Ten: Cats need our help! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Research sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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5th-Grade Writing Success
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Writing Contents Polishing
Nonfiction
1 Writing Nonfiction
199
11 Rereading & Revising
279
2 Topic & Topic Sentence
207
12 Proofreading & Editing
287
3 Mapping
215
13 Publishing
295
4 Writing an Argument
223
Review
299
5 Drafting
231
Fiction
6 Writing Fiction
239
7 Mapping
247
8 Plot
255
9 Description & Dialogue
263
10 Drafting
271
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Writing Nonfiction
Fact and Fiction Some people love to write. Some people hate it. No matter how you feel, writing is the best way for you to share all those big ideas in your head. And the world needs your big ideas! When you stick to the facts, that’s NONFICTION. You always have to tell the truth and check your information when you write this kind of story. FILL IN the blanks with fiction and nonfiction story ideas for each topic.
1
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Topic: Sharks
Topic: Baseball Fact: The Red Sox winning the World Series Fiction: A 10-year-old who joins the major leagues
Fact: A shark attack survivor telling his terrible story
Topic: Outer Space Fact: The moons of Jupiter Fiction: A kid who moves to Jupiter with his family
Fiction: A girl getting a pet shark and keeping it in her bathtub
Topic: Baseball
Topic: Rock ’n’ Roll Music Fact: A real-life band on their first worldwide tour Fiction: A made-up story about a kid who starts a band with his parents
Fact:
Page 200
Fiction:
Suggestions: 1. Shirley Temple 2. Amelia Earhart 3. George Clooney 4. Franklin D. Roosevelt 5. Marie Curie
Topic: Outer Space Fact: Fiction:
Topic: Rock ’n’ Roll Music Fact: Fiction: Actually, you can write exactly the same stories for both fiction and nonfiction, but in nonfiction, every word has to be true.
Page 201 Suggestions: 1. the sun 2. the 1920s 3. industrial farming 4. global warming 5. the Civil War
Page 202 Suggestions: 1. make a paper airplane 2. make paper flowers 3. braid hair 4. roller blade 5. do a lay-up
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3 Check It! Page 203 Suggestions: 1. Reggie Jackson joining the Yankees 2. Surviving the Titanic disaster 3. The U.S. hockey team win at the 1980 Olympics 4. Charles Lindbergh’s first nonstop flight from New York to Paris 5. The Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles
You can write nonfiction stories about tons of different topics, like people, history, nature, and sports. These topics are called GENRES. When you write a story about a person’s life, it’s called a biography. When you write your own life story, that’s an autobiography. READ this story. Boy on a Board Tony Hawk got his first skateboard when he was nine years old. Before that, he says, “I was a hyper, rail-thin geek on a sugar buzz.” That skateboard changed everything. As he got good at skating, he calmed down, felt better about himself, and thought more about other people. He really started to grow up.
Page 204 Suggestions: 1. Go: • A ski resort, like Big Sky in Montana • A local snowboarding supply store • A snowboarding club meeting or class 2. Read: • Magazines for snowboarders • Books about snowboarding • A snowboarding blog on the Internet 3. Ask: • An expert snowboarder • A snowboard supply specialist • A reporter who covers snowboarding competitions
Now, LIST five people you would like to write nonfiction stories about. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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You can also write about science or history to help your readers learn about those topics. READ these stories. On the Job at Five During the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, factory workers spent 16 hours straight in hot, smelly rooms filled with loud and dangerous machines. A lot of these workers were kids––some as young as five years old. Children were really useful because they had small fingers that could make tiny things like matches or nails. They could also fit inside the chimneys of rich people’s houses to clean them. These kids were helping to support their families, but most adults didn’t like the idea. Over time, the government stepped in. Most countries made it illegal for people under the age of about 14 to have a job. However, “most” countries doesn’t mean all countries. There are some places where little kids still spend their days sewing, farming, or working in factories.
Rotating with Earth The Earth is rotating under our feet. It’s traveling west to east at about 500 miles per hour. So why can’t you just go up in a helicopter, hover in one spot for a few hours, and then land in a totally different place? (No, it doesn’t work.) See, the Earth takes its atmosphere along for the ride. If it didn’t, we’d be in trouble. Imagine a dog hanging its head out of a car window while the car is driving 500 miles per hour down the road! Now, LIST five history, science, or nature topics you would like to write nonfiction stories about. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Do you know how to do something really well? Can you teach other people how to do it? That’s another genre: instructional writing or “how-to.” READ this story. How to Fly a Paper Helicopter What you’ll need: Paper or cardboard 1 paper clip Scissors It’s easy to make a helicopter. Step 1: Cut a strip of cardboard or heavy paper that’s 1 inch wide and 11 inches long. Step 2: From one end of the strip, make a cut halfway through to the middle of the strip. This part will be the wings. Step 3: Put your scissors about a half inch below the wings and make a small cut in toward the middle from both sides. (Don’t cut all the way through.) This will be the body of your helicopter. Step 4: Fold the sides of the body in so that it’s kind of skinny. Step 5: Then fold up the end of the body and slip on a paper clip. Step 6: Fold the wings down in two different directions, so that they split and look like the top of a Y. Step 7: Time to fly! Hold your helicopter by the paper clip and throw it up as high as you can. It should come spinning down, just like a whirly-bird. LIST five things you could teach people to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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